Dean Swift and His WritingsA critical biography of Jonathan Swift & a history of the times in which he lived, together with the background of his major literary works. Illus. |
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Страница 207 - For, in reason, all government without the consent of the governed, is the very definition of slavery ; but, in fact, eleven men well armed will certainly subdue one single man in his shirt.
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Страница 187 - But what success Vanessa met Is to the world a secret yet. Whether the nymph, to please her swain, Talks in a high romantic strain; Or whether he at last descends To act with less seraphic ends ; Or, to compound the business, whether They temper love and books together ; Must never to mankind be told, Nor shall the conscious Muse unfold.
Страница 229 - ... poor nations are hungry, and rich nations are proud ; and pride and hunger will ever be at variance. For these reasons, the trade of a soldier is held the most honourable of all others : because a soldier is a Yahoo hired to kill in cold blood as many of his own species, who have never offended him, as possibly he can.
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| Заглавие | Dean Swift and His Writings Dean Swift and His Writings, Gerald Patrick Moriarty Брой 33 от English Literature Series |
| Автор | Gerald Patrick Moriarty |
| Сътрудник | Seeley and Co |
| Издание | ново |
| Издател | Seeley, 1893 |
| Оригиналът е от | Харвардският университет |
| Цифровизирана на | 21 февр. 2006 |
| ISBN | 0838311377, 9780838311370 |
| Брой страници | 341 страници |
| Експортиране на описанието | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |